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-lasting positive effects on labor market and marriage outcomes, particularly for women. We give insights on internal migration as a … outcome of university construction. Local universities reduced men's migration for study and women's migration for early …, particularly for women. …
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The supply of women into senior management has changed little despite well-intentioned efforts. We argue that the … biggest effect is from supply-side factors that inhibit females' decision to enter competitions: Women are under …-confident about winning, men are over-confident; women are more risk averse than men in some settings; and, most importantly, women …
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How much does your neighbor impact your test scores and career? In this paper, we examine how an observable characteristic of same-age neighbors - their gender - affects a variety of high school and university outcomes. We exploit randomness in the gender composition of local cohorts at birth...
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study the design and effectiveness of three commonly used policies. We find that child care subsidies and women quotas can …
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I hire 2,700 workers for a transcription job, randomly assigning the gender of their (fictitious) manager and provision of performance feedback. While praise from a manager has no effect, criticism negatively impacts workers' job satisfaction and perception of the task's importance. When female...
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This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in …
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We investigate whether excessively optimistic beliefs may play a role in the persistent demand for doctoral and post-doctoral training in science. We elicit the beliefs and career preferences of doctoral students through a novel survey and randomize the provision of structured information on the...
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, such reforms neither helped nor hurt mothers' chances to be at the top of their companies' pay ranking or in leadership …
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leadership positions. Our results reveal that the gender of the dominant shareholder is key. The chief executive of firms with a …
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data from international top-level women's soccer, we provide evidence that male coaches show a lower level of risk …
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